The secret Italian islands that escaped mass tourism
Sicily’s most famous neighbouring archipelago – the Aeolian Islands – extends off the northern Sicilian coast, out into the Tyrrhenian Sea, in a Y-shaped arc. There are seven small islands in total (as well as a scattering of islets), all Unesco-protected, and all – unlike the island clusters off Naples (including swanky-but-curated Capri) and Tus...
Sugo, a New Italian Restaurant, Opens in Newark
A major retail stretch just of Downtown Newark is officially home to a new eatery as an experienced restaurant group has launched Sugo inside the Springfield Avenue Marketplace. Sugo, which specializes in pizza and Italian food, recently opened inside a storefront at 48 Jones Street. The restaurant occupies 2,100 square feet at the grocery-anchored...
Craco, the picturesque ghost town in Basilicata
In the middle of Basilicata, perched on a rocky hill where the characteristic calanchi stand out, that are deep furrows in the ground along the slope of the hill, and surrounded by a vast countryside dotted with olive trees, here lies the picturesque ghost town of Craco. That's right, today our journey takes us to this village that has been forsake...
IDEx director shares archaeological discoveries from ancient Sicily at the Italian Club of Tampa
Dr. Davide Tanasi, a professor in the Department of History and the director of the College of Arts and Sciences’ Institute of Digital Exploration (IDEx), presented a three-part lecture series on his research into ancient Sicily at The Italian Club of Tampa located in Ybor City. The sold-out event sought to reinvigorate the cultural legacy of the c...
What wines do Italians love? Here are the favorite wine regions according to consumers
You say Piedmont and you think of a red wine, you say Alto Adige and you think of a white. When it comes to quality PDO wines, the association is often immediate. The Observatory on the competitiveness of Wine Regions, in collaboration with Nomisma Wine Monitor and UniCredit, focused on this specific theme in its 2024 edition, capturing both the pe...
Local Italians celebrate Verrazzano in Rehoboth Beach
It’s been 500 years since Italian explorer Giovanni da Verrazzano explored much of what is now America’s eastern seaboard in 1524. Officials from Rehoboth Beach, the Delaware Commission on Italian Heritage and Culture, the Rehoboth Beach Sister Cities Association, and the Rehoboth-area chapter of UNICO gathered April 17 at the Verrazzano Monument i...
Work Remotely, Live Italian: Italy’s Welcome to Global Citizens
Italy has officially opened its doors to digital nomads worldwide with its new visa program, enabling remote workers from non-EU countries to live and work in the “Bel Paese” for up to a year, with the possibility of annual renewals. The Italian digital nomad visa, effective as of April 4, targets highly skilled workers utilizing advanced technolo...
Iconic Italian eatery Ortobello fights to rebuild after fire as Brooklyn residents rally to save community fixture
Andrea Cerasuoli hasn’t quite been himself since an early April fire torched Ortobello, the beloved Italian joint in Bensonhurst that his father started back in 1974. “I’ve been kind of — I don’t want to say depressed,” Cerasuoli, 48, told The Post on Monday. “But I’ve been feeling down because of the whole fire situation. “I’m not really over the...
Remembering Jo Ann Serpico
Jo Ann has been immersed in the activities of the community since birth, thanks to the unwavering involvement of her father, Joseph R. Salerno. “My father was a member of every Italian society, club and lodge in the Chicago area,” she fondly recalls. “It’s only natural that I followed his example of promoting Italian values and traditions.” One of...
Fencing mom Arianna Errigo and high jumper Gianmarco Tamberi named Italy’s Olympic flagbearers
A fencing mother of twins and a high-jumping symbol of Italy’s success at the Tokyo Olympics will be the country’s flagbearers at the Paris Games opening ceremony. Arianna Errigo and Gianmarco Tamberi were selected on Monday by the Italian Olympic Committee for the honor at the July 26 ceremony. Errigo, who will be competing in her fourth Olympics,...
Sicily, Differently: Salute! Osteria Bianchi opens its doors in Liberty
In many ways, opening Osteria Bianchi was all about a homecoming for Josh and Kelly Bianchi. For one, Kelly is a Kansas City native, so the return here seemed like the right fit for their family after the glitz of Las Vegas. The American Italian restaurant is also a return to some family roots: Josh’s grandmother is from Sicily, and the restaurant’...
The Altarini of Naples. Look for votive shrines in the shadows of Campania's capital
It’s a common cliché, both among Neapolitans and tourists, to say that Naples is the realm of the sacred and profane. This is a definition I don’t really like; it’s a bit like rhetorically associating the city exclusively with the sun and the sea, when one should understand that its richness is almost always hidden in the shadows. My passion for t...